Mexico

Emilio “Indio” Fernández

41 films · 1942 to 1979
Born 26 March 1904, Sabinas Municipality · Died 6 August 1986

Emilio Fernández Romo, nicknamed "El Indio" (lit. "The Indian"), was a Mexican film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was one of the most prolific and acclaimed film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and '50s. His film María Candelaria (1944) won the Palme d'Or at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival, the first Mexican film to receive the honor. As an actor, he worked in numerous film productions in both Mexico and in Hollywood.

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Emilio “Indio” Fernández

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Defining films

Erótica
Erótica
1979
México Norte
México Norte
1979
Red Zone
Red Zone
1976
La Choca
La Choca
1974
El crepúsculo de un dios
El crepúsculo de un dios
1969
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
Un dorado de Pancho Villa
1967

Critical context

b. 26 March 1906, Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila, Mexico d. 6 August 1986, Mexico City

Source: Senses of Cinema, Great Directors

Films by decade

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